Borders began in 1972, when Tom and Louis Borders opened a bookshop in the heart of Ann Arbor, an academic community in Michigan, USA. The first store was just 800 sq ft and sold only used books. In 1973, Borders decided to sell new books only; by 1974, the business was in its fourth location, a 10,000 sq ft store. As it grew, Borders became known as one of the world’s finest bookshops—a place where customers could browse alone for hours, or rely on the friendly and well-informed staff to find exactly what they were looking for.

Borders expansion in Australia commenced in 1998 with a store in the Jam Factory in South Yarra. In 2000, Borders opened a store in Macquarie Centre in North Ryde, NSW. Since then, our Australia store count has grown to 20 locations in four states: Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and ACT.

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